Collection: Lifevests

A Life Jacket is a PFD (Personal Flotation Device) used to help force someone to the surface of the water, should they become submerged. Each lifejacket is measured in 'buoyancy'. Buoyancy is the force that pushes a person to the surface of the water, and is measured in 'Newton'. For example, 10 Newton corresponds to a buoyancy of 2.2 pounds, or 1kg. A person of 220 pounds (100kg) — weighs only 11 pounds (equal to 5kg) in the water. 

The lifejacket's in-water performance to force the wearer to the surface of the water acts as a safety measure to help minimize the risk of drowning to an unconscious casualty. This is done by forcing the casualty onto their back, enabling them to breathe — reducing the risk of unconscious drowning due airways being submerged when in the water. Lifejackets, are commonly known as life saving devices. Due to the fact that they not only assist as a 'buoyancy aid', but function as a piece of life-saving equipment that fully supports you in the water due to it's design.